Mega Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for February 20

Last Updated 02-27-2018

🎵Nurv Shiner -- is 97 in the year 2018 and 98 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1921Songwriter, Country Singer/Guitarist, AmericanNames/Places: RFN:MervinSong Titles: Peter Cottontail

🎵Morrice Anderson -- is 97 in the year 2018 and 98 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1921Country Performer

🎨✍🎭Gloria Vanderbilt -- is 94 in the year 2018 and 95 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1924Fashion Designer, Poet, Stage ActressNames/Places: b. in New York CityMisc: designer jeans pioneer

🏆Bob Richards -- is 92 in the year 2018 and 93 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1926Olympic Athlete, Track and FieldNames/Places: NN:Vaulting VicarMisc: only 2-time Olympic gold medalist in pole vault (1952,56).

⛪🎭Sidney Poitier -- is 91 in the year 2018 and 92 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1927Roman Catholic, TV/Movie Actor, Movie DirectorNames/Places: b. in Miami, Fla.Misc: some say b. in 1924 or on February 24Movie Titles: Blackboard Jungle, To Sir With Love, The Jackal, Porgy and Bess, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Lilies of the Field, In The Heat of the Night

🏆🏁Bobby Unser -- is 84 in the year 2018 and 85 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1934Hall of Famer, Auto RacerNames/Places: b. in Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Al Sr.'s brother.Misc: 2-time USAC/CART national champion (1968,74); 3-time winner of Indy 500 (1968,75,81); retired after 1981 season; 35 career wins

🎭Marj Dusay -- is 82 in the year 2018 and 83 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1936TV/Soap ActressTV Shows: The Facts of Life (as Monica Warner), Bret Maverick, Capitol, Santa Barbara, Guiding Light, All My Children

🏆🏁Roger Penske -- is 81 in the year 2018 and 82 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1937Hall of Famer, Auto RacerMisc: national Sports Car driving champion (1964); established racing team in 1961; co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART); Penske Racing entered 1994 with a record 79 IndyCar victories, including 9 Indianapolis 500s and 8 IndyCar points championships; won 10th Indy 500 in '94; also Formula One and NASCAR

🎭🎵🎷Nancy (Jazz Singer) Wilson -- is 81 in the year 2018 and 82 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1937Actress, Jazz Singer, Soul SingerNames/Places: b. in Chillicothe, OhioMisc: NOT the Heart singer; some say b. 1940

⚛Robert Huber -- is 81 in the year 2018 and 82 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1937Biochemist, German

🏆⚽Jimmy Greaves -- is 78 in the year 2018 and 79 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1940Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, EnglishMisc: one of England's top international goalscorers

🎵Barbara Laine Ellis -- is 78 in the year 2018 and 79 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1940Pop Singer, Doo Wop PerformerGroup Names: The Fleetwoods

🎵Buffy Sainte-Marie -- is 77 in the year 2018 and 78 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1941Songwriter, Guitarist, Folk Singer, CanadianNames/Places: b. in Craven, Saskatchewan; RFN:Beverly

🏆🏒Phil Esposito -- is 76 in the year 2018 and 77 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1942Hall of Famer, NHL General Manager, NHL Center, CanadianNames/Places: b. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; FN:Philip AnthonyMisc: playing cereer 1963-1981; the first NHL player to score 100 points in a season (126 in 1969); 6-time All-NHL first team with Boston; 2-time MVP (1969,74); 5-time scoring champ; star of 1972 Canada-Soviet series; president-GM of NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, 778 career goals, the first one to get 70 goals in one seasonSports Teams: Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers (player then General Manager)

⚖Mitch McConnell -- is 76 in the year 2018 and 77 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1942Senator

⚖🏆🥊Antonio Inoki -- is 75 in the year 2018 and 76 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1943Hall of Famer, Politician, Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestler, JapaneseNames/Places: RN:Kanji Inoki, then Muhammad Hussain Inoki

✍🎭Mike Leigh -- is 75 in the year 2018 and 76 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1943Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Director, English

🎭Randa Haines -- is 73 in the year 2018 and 74 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1945Producer/Director

✍🎭Andrew Bergman -- is 73 in the year 2018 and 74 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1945Screenwriter, Producer/DirectorMovie Titles: Blazing Saddles, Striptease, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Freshman

🎭Brenda Blethyn -- is 72 in the year 2018 and 73 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1946ActressMovie Titles: Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Secrets and Lies, Little Voice

🎭🏆Sandy Duncan -- is 72 in the year 2018 and 73 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1946TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, ExerciserNames/Places: b. in Henderson, TXMisc: stage: The Music Man, The Sound of Music, Peter PanTV Shows: Funny Face, Sandy Duncan Show, Roots (as Missy), Hogan Family (as Sandy Hogan)Movie Titles: The Fox and the Hound, The Cat from Outer Space, The Swan Princess

🎭Peter Strauss -- is 71 in the year 2018 and 72 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1947TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, NarratorNames/Places: b. in New York CityTV Shows: Rich Man Poor Man, Masada, Young Joe the Forgotten Kennedy, The Jericho Mile (TV movie), Kane & Abel, Moloney (as Dr. Nicholas "Nick" Moloney), State of the Union (as Narrator)Movie Titles: The Secret of NIMH, Nick of Time

✍🎭🏆Jennifer O'Neill -- is 70 in the year 2018 and 71 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1948Writer, TV/Movie Actress, Model, BrazilianNames/Places: b. in Rio de Janeiro; wed 6x'sMisc: has a ministry called Silent No MoreTV Shows: Bare Essence, Cover UpMovie Titles: Scanners, Summer of '42, Rio Lobo, A Force of One

🎵🎸Billy Zoom -- is 70 in the year 2018 and 71 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1948Alternative Rock MusicianGroup Names: X

🏆🏒Pierre Bouchard -- is 70 in the year 2018 and 71 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1948NHL Defensive, Canadian

🎭Ivana Trump -- is 69 in the year 2018 and 70 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1949ActressNames/Places: Donald's ex-wife

🎭Claudette Wells -- is 64 in the year 2018 and 65 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1954Actress, Cartoon Voice ActressTV Shows: Square Pegs (as LaDonna Fredericks)Movie Titles: Mulan, The Princess and the Frog, Shrek, Mr. Peabody and Sherman

🎵🎸Jon Brant -- is 64 in the year 2018 and 65 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1954Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll BassistGroup Names: Cheap Trick

🎭Michael Maguire -- is 63 in the year 2018 and 64 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1955ActorMovie Titles: Where the Day Takes You, Busted

Charles Cummins -- is 62 in the year 2018 and 63 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1956Misc: third of five siblings born on 2/20

🎵Leland Martin -- is 61 in the year 2018 and 62 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1957Country Singer

🎭Sean Michaels -- is 60 in the year 2018 and 61 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1958XXX-rated actor

🎭🏆Carol Ficatier De Beaufort -- is 60 in the year 2018 and 61 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1958Actress, Model, Playmate, FrenchNames/Places: RN:Carol FicatierMisc: December 1985

🎭James Wilby -- is 60 in the year 2018 and 61 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1958Actor, BurmeseMovie Titles: Maurice, Gosford Park, A Handful of Dust, Howard's End

🎵🎸Kee Marcello -- is 58 in the year 2018 and 59 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1960Rock & Roll Guitarist, SwedishGroup Names: Europe

🎵Mark Reilly -- is 58 in the year 2018 and 59 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1960Songwriter, Singer, BritishMisc: wrote songs for Matt Bianco

🎭Serena Robinson -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961XXX-rated actress

🏆🏈Gill Byrd -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961NFL Cornerback

Claudia Cummins -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961Misc: fourth of five siblings born on 2/20

🎭Rodney Van Johnson -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961ActorTV Shows: Pensacola: Wings of Gold (as Cipher)

🎭Imogen Stubbs -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961Actress, EnglishTV Shows: Big Kids (as Sarah Spiller)Movie Titles: Sense and Sensibility, Twelfth Night or What You Will, Erik the Viking, True Colours

🏆🏁🏊Steve Lundquist -- is 57 in the year 2018 and 58 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1961Swimmer, Olympic Athlete

🎭Ria Coyne -- is 56 in the year 2018 and 57 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1962ComedienneMovie Titles: Batman Forever, Seven Days of Grace

🏆🏈Adam Schreiber -- is 56 in the year 2018 and 57 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1962NFL Guard

🎵🎸Joel Ellis -- is 56 in the year 2018 and 57 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1962Rock & Roll MusicianNames/Places: MN:Charles PaulGroup Names: Heavy Bones

🎭Peter Love -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963Actor

🏆🏀Charles Wade Barkley -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963Hall of Famer, NBA Forward, Olympic AthleteNames/Places: NN:Sir Charles; b. in Leeds, AlabamaMisc: traded to Suns for 3 players (June 17, 1992); U.S. Olympic Dream Team member in '92 and '96; career 20,182+ points and 10,055+ rebounds; NBA regular season MVP (1993); 11x NBA All-Star (1987-1997); 5x All-NBA First Team with Philadelphia and Phoenix (1988-1991, 1993); 5x All-NBA Second Team (1986-1987, 1992, 1994-1995); All-NBA Third Team (1996); NBA All-Rookie Team (1985); NBA All-Star Game MVP (1991); 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010.Sports Teams: Philadelphia 76ers (1984-1992), Phoenix Suns (1992-1996), Houston Rockets (1996-2000)

🎵🎸Ian Brown -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963Rock & Roll Singer, EnglishGroup Names: Stone Roses

🏆🏒Christian Ruuttu -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963NHL Player, Finnish

🏆⚾Phil Lombardi -- is 55 in the year 2018 and 56 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1963MLB Catcher

🎭Rodney Rowland -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964ActorTV Shows: Pensacola: Wings of Gold (as Chaser), Space And Beyond (as Cooper Hawkes)Movie Titles: The 6th Day

🎭French Stewart -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964ActorTV Shows: The New WKRP in Cincinnatti (as Razor Dee), Hercules (as Icarus), 3rd Rock From The Sun (as Harry Solomon), Mom (as Rudy)Movie Titles: Stargate The Movie, Leaving Las Vegas, Home Alone 4

🎭Willie Garson -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964Actor, Producer/DirectorTV Shows: White CollarMovie Titles: Groundhog Day, Bring John Malkovich, There's Something About Mary

🏆🏌Jeff Maggert -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964Golfer

🎵🎷Iain Ballamy -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964Composer, Jazz Saxophonist, English

🎵🎸Terry Ilous -- is 54 in the year 2018 and 55 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1964Rock & Roll MusicianGroup Names: XYZ

🏆Federica Moro -- is 53 in the year 2018 and 54 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1965Beauty Pagent Winner, ItalianMisc: Miss Italy 1982

Cecilia Cummins -- is 52 in the year 2018 and 53 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1966Misc: fifth of five siblings born on 2/20

🎭🏆Cindy Crawford -- is 52 in the year 2018 and 53 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1966TV Hostess, Producer, Exerciser, ModelNames/Places: b. in DeKalb, IL; Richard Gere's ex-wifeMisc: was mentioned in a Happy Schnapps Combo songTV Shows: House of Style

🏆🏈Britt Hager -- is 52 in the year 2018 and 53 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1966NFL Linebacker

🏆⚾Derek Lilliquist -- is 52 in the year 2018 and 53 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1966MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Kevin Singleton -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Shawn Collins -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Wide Receiver

🎭Lili Taylor -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967ActressTV Shows: Six Feet UnderMovie Titles: Mystic Pizza, The Conjuring, Say Anything, High Fidelity, The Haunting, Mystic Pizza, Ransom, A Slipping Down Life, Starting Out in the Evening

🎭🏆Rebekka Lynn Armstrong -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967Actress, Body Builder, PlaymateMisc: September 1986

🏆🏈Broderick Thomas -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Chris Singleton -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Tom Waddle -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967NFL Wide Receiver

🎭🏆⚽Andrew Shue -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967TV/Movie Actor, Soccer PlayerNames/Places: Elizabeth's brotherTV Shows: Melrose Place (as Billy Campbell)Movie Titles: The Rainmaker, Gracie

🎵Craig "Doodlebug" "Knowledge" Irving -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1967RapperGroup Names: Digable Planets

🎭🏆Lorraine Olivia -- is 50 in the year 2018 and 51 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1968Actress, Model, PlaymateMisc: November 1990

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🏆⚽Shannon Higgins-Cirovski -- is 50 in the year 2018 and 51 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1968Hall of Famer, Soccer Player

🏆⚾Luis Mercedes -- is 50 in the year 2018 and 51 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1968MLB Player, Dominican Republican

🏆🏈Tommy Vardell -- is 49 in the year 2018 and 50 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1969NFL Fullback

🏆🏈Bryan Robinson -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NFL Defensive EndSports Teams: St. Louis Rams

🏆🏈Jeff Robinson -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NFL Player

🏆🏈Will Moore -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏒Leo Stefan -- is 48 in the year 2018 and 49 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1970NHL Player, Russian

🏆🏈Wally Williams -- is 47 in the year 2018 and 48 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1971NFL Player

🎭🏆Corinna Harney -- is 46 in the year 2018 and 47 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1972Actress, Model, PlaymateMisc: August 1991; Playboy Playmate of the Year 1992

🏆🏀Robert Churchwell -- is 46 in the year 2018 and 47 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1972NBA Player

🏆🏒Brent Gretzky -- is 46 in the year 2018 and 47 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1972NHL Center, CanadianNames/Places: brother of Wayne and Keith

🏆🏒Éric Veilleux -- is 46 in the year 2018 and 47 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1972NHL Player, Canadian

🎭Lauren Ambrose -- is 40 in the year 2018 and 41 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1978Actress, ProducerTV Shows: Six Feet Under (as Claire Fisher)Movie Titles: Can't Hardly Wait, Sleepwalk with Me, Psycho Beach Party, Starting Out in the Evening

🎵Coy Bowles -- is 39 in the year 2018 and 40 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1979Organist, Country GuitaristGroup Names: The Zac Brown Band

🎨Jon Luvelli -- is 39 in the year 2018 and 40 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1979 N.S.Photographer

🎭🎵Majandra Delfino -- is 37 in the year 2018 and 38 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1981Actress, Singer, VenezuelanTV Shows: The Tony Danza Show, Roswell (as Maria De Luca)Movie Titles: Traffic, Don't Come Knocking, Life as We Know It

🎵Chris Thile -- is 37 in the year 2018 and 38 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1981Mandolin, Country SingerGroup Names: Nickel Creek, The Punch Brothers

🏆⚾Justin Verlander -- is 35 in the year 2018 and 36 in the year 2019; b.2/20/1983 N.S.MLB PitcherMisc: AL Cy Young Award winner and MVP 2011, ALCS MVP (2017)Sports Teams: Detroit Tigers

✍Joshua Slocum -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/20/1844 d.11/14/1909 (65)Author, CanadianMisc: seaman and adventurer who was the first man in recorded history to sail around the world singlehandedly. Died on or shortly after Nov 14, 1909.

✍Pierre Boulle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/20/1912 d.1/30/1994 (81)Novelist, FrenchMisc: his best-sellers "Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Planet of the Apes" became hit moviesBook Titles: Bridge on the River Kwai, Planet of the Apes

🎵🎸Kurt Cobain -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/20/1967 d.4/5/1994 (27)Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Heavy Metal Singer, Heavy Metal GuitarstMisc: April 8 is the day he was found dead by his own handGroup Names: Nirvana

⚛Charles Knowlton -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1800 d.2/20/1850 (49)PhysicianMisc: whose popular treatise on birth control, the object of celebrated court actions in the United States and England, initiated the widespread use of contraceptives.

🎭🎵Russell Hunting -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1864 d.2/20/1943 (78)Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, SingerMisc: a comic entertainer, a pioneer sound recordist, and an influential figure in the early years of the recording music industry.

✍📰Dard Hunter -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1883 d.2/20/1966 (82)Writer, PrinterMisc: an American authority on printing, paper, and papermaking, especially by hand, using the tools and craft of four centuries prior.

💰Ferruccio Lamborghini -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/28/1916 d.2/20/1993 (76)Manufacturer, ItalianMisc: Founded a luxury car company that produced some of the fastest, most expensive, and sought-after sports cars in the world.